Monthly Archives: January 2024

WiCCD Celebrates 2nd Birthday with Her Honour Louise Arbour! – What a Beautiful Evening January 25, 2024

WiCCD is profoundly grateful to have had this evening with Her Honour Louise Arbour, celebrating our 2nd anniversary. Her Honour’s wisdom, humour and candour will stay with all of us throughout our careers, and no doubt guide our paths forward. … Continue reading

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YATIM INQUEST RESUMES JAN 12 2024

THE INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF SAMMY YATIM HAS RECOMMENCED AND IS NOW UNDER WAY AS OF JANUARY 12, 2024 HERE IS SOME MEDIA ON THE ONGOING PROCESS https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/inquest-sammy-yatim-january-12-1.7081538 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-cop-tells-inquest-why-he-tasered-sammy-yatim-after-he-was-already-fatally-shot/article_85d806fa-b6ef-11ee-a605-0b3f75658a7f.html EC’s cross of Sgt Pravica Quoted in this Star piece … Continue reading

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Anita Szigeti Advocates is Hiring One or Two Articling Students – March 15 and/or early June 2024 Start Dates – Deadline: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24 2024 at 5 pm

Looking for a new articling student to start in mid-March and we are likely going to have a second position starting in June – we are aiming to make all hiring decisions now, so please apply for either position. We … Continue reading

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Law and Mental Health in Canada: Cases and Materials – Product Signature

Law and Mental Health in Canada: Cases and Materials General Editors and Authors: Anita Szigeti & Ruby Dhand Law and Mental Health in Canada: Cases and Materials brings together in a summary yet comprehensive way the field of mental health … Continue reading

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Anita’s 2023 Year-End Wrap-Up – Part I: the Bad Stuff — Lots of Agitating Leads to Lots of Agitation, No Real Results

Just a touch late in doing these updates – because a lot of truly AWFUL things happened this past year. SO MUCH BAD STUFF 2023 was remarkable around the world for atrocities and horrors the likes of which I had … Continue reading

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Anita’s 2023 Year-End Recap, Part II: The Good News Story is All about Publishing and Teaching this Year

SOME CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM – HOPEFUL TIMES AHEAD IN VARIOUS AREAS TEACHING On the UPSIDE, I taught a LOT of Law this year and began my tenure as co-Director of the Mental Health Law course in Osgoode PD’s Health Law … Continue reading

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Anita and Jennifer Present: A History and Future of Legal and Peer Advocacy in the Forensic System in Ontario – HJSCC November 15, 2023

Bit late in doing a recap on this presentation I did with the incomparable Jennifer Chambers for the Human Justice Services Coordinating Committee (that’s a mouthful, isn’t it??!!) – or HJSCC as it is more colloquially known…….on November 15 2023. … Continue reading

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WiCCD’s YouTube Channel wins A CLAWBIE 2023!

On New Year’s Eve, we got some fabulous and happy news – a total surprise, but a wonderful one! We were so excited to learn that Women in Canadian Criminal Defence has won a very coveted award for Canadian Legal … Continue reading

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